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[EMD]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest james bond car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

[biggriffin]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest James Bond   car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

Got one in loft, also in rare silver, with two ejectable men,. 

[ronnyd]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest James Bond   car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

Got one in loft, also in rare silver, with two ejectable men,. 

In original box i hope.

[STEMO]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest james bond car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

I got a lucky bag and an orange, if I was fortunate.

[EMD]

There is still a good amount of diecast stuff around from the 70's that can be bought quite cheaply , maybe something to invest in now 

Is that james bond car still in its box because the boxes are worth as much as the car 

[Keith ABS]

I have one of them that is in its box with both men still intact. My ex bro-in-law was a collector and kept telling me to get my collection valued for insurance purposes, turned out to be better than his

Keith B

[Terbs]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest james bond car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

I got a lucky bag and an orange, if I was fortunate.

So what did you play with as a child, or is it too rude to ask

When you look back to your childhood and think of all those Dinky toys, etc, original Meccano its a shame we never knew what value there would be in those toys, had we looked after them and kept the boxes.
Lets face it, first job on a dinky was getting the tyres off

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Im seeing many toys "Diecast" in particular that have me itching to buy , many of which were unaffordable by my parents at the time . But you never forget that spoilt friend who had all the latest cars/trucks and stuff  I remember a friend had the latest james bond car with all the gadgets on it , i prayed for one of those at xmas but it never came  Like i say you never forget some things 

I got a lucky bag and an orange, if I was fortunate.

....and a good hiding if you were not.

[Bigron]

Ah, Meccano - wasn't it brilliant?!!
And yet I became an Electronics Engineer and not a Mechanical one......

Ron.

P.S. Did anyone have a career influenced by childhood toys? EMD, what have you started! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ah, Meccano - wasn't it brilliant?!!
And yet I became an Electronics Engineer and not a Mechanical one......

Ron.

P.S. Did anyone have a career influenced by childhood toys? EMD, what have you started! 

Yep. I had the Ocean Terminal set 6 for Christmas one yer in the late sixties. Even today I can still remember that it cost my parents £6/7/6d.

[SIR Philbutt]

Johnny Seven - lost almost all of the the projectiles in the first week 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Johnny Seven - lost almost all of the the projectiles in the first week 

Can kids get toys like that these days?

I don't see such things about.

I reckon I sent more than one old granny to meet her maker with my cap gun.

[Varche]

Johnny seven. Don't remember that. When was that? the forties? I remember spud guns!

Anyone remember the pump action tube guns that fired polystyrene balls (I think that was what they were)?

I had a meccano set and bought many packs to boost it. e.g big girders. I used to build cranes and transporter bridges. I had a huge selection of gears, cogs and an electric motor and a clockwork motor. A friend actually had a number ten set in a wooden box. What a wonder that was.

Also had the obligatory train set Triang from the sixties. We had packs and packs of the yard long track to make big layouts. American "Rockies" rolling stock with vista cars etc My mate had a minic motorways and same scale railway. He also had the most marvellous clockwork O guage? train set. We used to play with it on the back garden on good days. I remember buying him a turntable for it for his birthday.

[EMD]

I remember sticklebricks and fuzzy felts  After that came lego then a mk2 escort van 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E car. A blue Oldsmobile if memory serves.

It was called a 'Thrush Buster'......

Worth a pretty penny if boxed and complete with the Waverley rings.